Kentucky Women's Basketball news



Harper Selected to USA Basketball U19 Team


05/20/2013 01:39 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky women's basketball signee Linnae (La-NAY) Harper was one of 12 players selected to the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team, announced USA Basketball on Sunday. Harper was one of 33 athletes invited to tryouts for the team, which were held May 16-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 12-member team was selected by the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee, chaired by UT Chattanooga head coach Jim Foster. Read more »






Stallworth Invited to USA Basketball Women's World University Game Team Trials


05/08/2013 12:55 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky women's basketball junior DeNesha Stallworth is one of 31 top student-athletes in the country who have accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team trials. Trials will take place May 16-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee issued the invitations. Read more »






UK Hoops Signee Harper Invited to U19 World Championship Team Trials


05/07/2013 12:59 PM
Kentucky women's basketball signee Linnae (La-NAY) Harper is one of 34 top athletes in the country age 19-years-old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1994), who have accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team trials, USA Basketball today announced. Trials to select the 12-member USA squad will be held May 16-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. Invitations to the trials were issued by the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee. Read more »






Mathies, Riley Set to Graduate Sunday


05/05/2013 11:33 AM
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky women's basketball senior A'dia Mathies and former Wildcat and current student coach Crystal Riley are set to participate in commencement exercises Sunday, May 5 in Rupp Arena. Read more »






House Named UK Hoops Assistant Coach


05/01/2013 02:26 PM
Former Women's National Basketball Association assistant coach Jeff House has been hired as an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky women's basketball program, UK head coach Matthew Mitchell announced Wednesday. Read more »






Mathies Selected 10th Overall by LA Sparks in WNBA Draft


04/15/2013 09:57 PM
University of Kentucky women's basketball senior standout A'dia Mathies (pronounced AH-dee-uh MATH-is) was the 10th overall selection in the 2013 Women's National Basketball Association Draft as she was chosen by the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round on Monday night in Bristol, Conn. Read more »






Evans Wins VanMeter Community Service Award


04/15/2013 04:19 PM
University of Kentucky women's basketball junior guard Kastine Evans has been awarded the prestigious Darrell A. VanMeter Community Service Award and will be honored Monday night at the Annual Spring Honors and Recognition Awards Program sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement in the UK Student Center. Read more »






Kentucky-Connecticut Postgame Notes


04/01/2013 10:37 PM
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Hoops' Season Ends in Elite Eight


04/01/2013 09:55 PM
A'dia Mathies has helped turn Kentucky into a contender during her career. The senior just couldn't get the Wildcats over the hump to their first Final Four. She scored 14 points in Kentucky's 83-53 loss to Connecticut on Monday night in the Bridgeport regional final. It was the second straight season that the Wildcats lost to the Huskies with a national semifinal berth on the line. "It's been a great turnaround," Mathies said. "I'm glad I can leave here and look back and know that Kentucky is a national powerhouse now." Read more »






UK Hoops Meets Top-Seeded UConn in Elite Eight


03/31/2013 01:28 PM
The seventh-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team finds itself in a familiar territory when it meets third-ranked Connecticut on Monday, April 1 in the Bridgeport Regional Finals. Game time in the Webster Bank Arena is 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and UK IMG Sports Radio Network. Read more »






Kentucky-Delaware Postgame Notes


03/30/2013 03:17 PM
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Hoops Holds Off Delaware, Advances to Regional Final


03/30/2013 02:31 PM
Jennifer O'Neill scored 19 points and A'dia Mathies added 16 to help Kentucky hold off Delaware 69-62 Saturday in the Bridgeport regional semifinals, bringing to an end the stellar career of Elena Delle Donne. It's the second straight season that Kentucky (30-5) has advanced to the regional final. The Wildcats, who already have a school record for victories, lost to UConn last season by 15 points. Delle Donne had 33 points for Delaware (32-4) and finished her career as the fifth all-time leading scorer in NCAA history. She passed former stars Cheryl Miller, Chamique Holdsclaw and Maya Moore on Saturday. Read more »






Matt Insell Named Head Coach at Ole Miss


03/28/2013 04:56 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky women's basketball assistant coach Matt Insell has resigned in order to accept the head coaching position at Ole Miss, Coach Matthew Mitchell announced Thursday. Read more »






Mathies Named Finalist for State Farm Wade Trophy


03/27/2013 08:25 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky. - For the second straight season, University of Kentucky women's basketball standout A'dia Mathies has been named one of 12 finalists for The State Farm Wade Trophy, as announced by The State Farm Wade Trophy Committee, along with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. The award is presented annually to the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I women's basketball player. Read more »






UK Hoops to Face No. 6 Seed Delaware in NCAA Sweet 16


03/27/2013 03:02 PM
The seventh-ranked University of Kentucky women's basketball team, fresh off its thrilling 84-70 win over No. 18/15 Dayton on Tuesday, will face sixth-seeded and No. 15/16 Delaware on Saturday, March 30 in the NCAA Sweet 16 in the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn. Game time is noon on ESPN. Read more »




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